Guidance

Guides for parents: how early years settings are inspected

Ofsted guides for parents about different types of early years settings and how they are inspected.

• From: Ofsted
• Published: 28 November 2022
• Last updated: 20 March 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

How Ofsted inspects childminders

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How Ofsted inspects nurseries and other types of daycare

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How Ofsted inspects before- and after-school care and holiday provision (out of school settings)

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Details

These guides are for parents or carers of children who attend childminders, nurseries and other types of daycare, or out of school settings. They include information on why Ofsted inspects each setting, what happens on an inspection and the judgements we make following an inspection.

Published 28 November 2022
Last updated 20 March 2024 + show all updates

1. 20 March 2024

   Updated with information about how we inspect and report on safeguarding. Also clarified information about how often we inspect and about speaking to the inspector during inspection.

2. 28 November 2022

   First published.